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Challenge to MADD: Stand Up To Alcohol Lobby

In a letter to the Editor of the Orlando Sentinel a member of the National Board of Directors of MADD correctly cited statistics showing that last year in Florida 959 people were killed and over 14,000 were injured in auto crashes caused by drunk drivers. That is 80 deaths a month as a result of dru

By Ed Normand

/ 2 Sep 2007

Shocking Nursing Home Abuse

Right here in Central Florida, we have another example of inhumane treatment at a nursing home. The list of alleged abuses is sickening.

By Ed Normand

/ 1 Sep 2007

Check Tire Pressure To Avoid Car Accidents

We all know that our tires should be inflated to a specific level but not everyone knows that low tire pressure and hot weather can be a deadly combination. Under inflated tires can lead to impaired steering, traction, and braking of the vehicle. These safety issues are compounded when combined with

By Ed Normand

/ 1 Sep 2007

Car and Bus Accident Injures Nine in Orlando

A Lynx bus and a van collided on Boggy Creek road today shutting down a portion of the road for hours. The car accident resulted in injuries to eight of the bus occupants. The accident may have been caused by construction debris on the road. The driver of the van had to be airlifted to a local hospi

By Ed Normand

/ 30 Aug 2007

Medicare Will Stop Paying for Negligent Care

Well the Federal Government finally seems to be starting to do something about the extensive malpractice occurring in our hospitals. Up until now, if malpractice was committed on a patient at a hospital the hospital would actually profit from the malpractice by billing for and getting paid from Medi

By Ed Normand

/ 30 Aug 2007

Insurance Company Denial of Homeowner's Claims

The American Association For Justice has prepared a detailed and disturbing report outlining the shocking behavior of insurance companies toward their own policy holders in connection with valid insurance claims. The report is called Pattern of Greed 2007: How Insurance Companies Put Profits Over Po

By Ed Normand

/ 30 Aug 2007

Cancer Check harder to get than Botox

According to a recently published online study by the American Academy of Dermatology, patients that want to see a dermatologist for an evaluation of potential cancer in a mole must wait much longer than it takes to get an appointment to the same dermatologist for a cosmetic Botox injection. Given t

By Ed Normand

/ 29 Aug 2007

Parental Release for Child's Injury May Be Invalid

Those forms with lots of legalese that a parent must sign if their child wants to do an activity may not be worth the paper they are printed on. The form releases that parents are asked to sign to release others from liability for injuries to their children when engaged in activities are being used

By Ed Normand

/ 28 Aug 2007

Microsoft Says XBox 360 Driving Wheel May Overheat

Microsoft is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on a problem reported with its XBox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel. Although no injuries or damages have been reported, approximately 50 consumers have reported excessive heat and smoke coming from the wheel when the unit is plugged into an

By The Legal Examiner

/ 24 Aug 2007

Tourist To Receive $100k for Being Run Over by Beach Patrol

According to the Orlando Sentinel, a college student visiting from Georgia was lying on the beach on July 3, 2006. A Volusia County Beach Patrolman,44 year-old Robert Augustynowski, was distracted by swimmers heading toward the ocean’s rip current. He did not see the victim lying on her beach towel

By The Legal Examiner

/ 23 Aug 2007

Florida's Response System to Injury Claims Needs Fixing

It’s been eight years since a Florida Judge was the vicitm of medical malpractice wnen he underwent back surgery at Tampa General Hospital (a state university hospital) and the state still has not paid his claim. When the judge awoke from the surgery he discovered he had lost his eyesight. Since the

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Aug 2007

Parasailing Accident Victim Dies

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the the 15 year-old girl from the Ocala area who was injured in the parasailing accident over the week-end died early Sunday evening. The young teen, who would have been 16 on Sunday, was removed from life-support and her parents donated her organs to save th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Aug 2007